Virginia men’s baseball team is headed to the College World Series after their dramatic 5-2 win over Dallas Baptist Monday. It may have never happened if not for the highway robbery UVA outfielder Chris Newell pulled on Dallas Baptist’s Andres Sosa in the seventh inning.
Sosa got a hold off a 2-1 pitch while dropping to one knee off Virginia pitcher Matt Wyatt. The ball was headed over the center field wall. In fact, Sosa thought he had a homer as he flexed dropping the bat on his way to trotting the bases. However, Newell was able to leap and snag the ball against the wall for the out.
Newell was pumped up after the play. His catch kept the Cavaliers’ deficit at 2-1. It crushed any chance of Dallas Baptist gaining more momentum.
Newell’s glove play paid off. UVA took the lead for good in the bottom frame of the seventh behind a grand slam by Kyle Teel. Now the Wahoos are headed to Omaha.
